Dispenser



Nov. 11, 1930. w, sc Tz 1,781,035

DISPENSER Filed Nov; 7, 1927- 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 w w 0 0 v N INVENTOR.

Nov. 11, 1930.

W. A. SCHATZ DISPENSER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. '7, 1927 I N VEN TOR.W 0/.

W A TTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 11 1930 WILLIAM n. sonnrz, or AsronrA, NEW "YORK msrnnsnnI g Application filed IlTovember 7, 1927. Serial No. 231,423.

This inventionrelates to dispensing devices, and more particularly, todispensers forbeverages in'which the beverage isboth displayed andeither refrigerated or heated. A-general object of the invention is toprovide a device of the type described which may be easily andeconomically manufactured, shipped and assembled, which efficientlydisplays and dispenses the beverage, which lends itself tolong-continued operation in that it refilled and re-iced when usedforcooling, and may be readily cleaned. l A more specific object is toprovide a device which is portable, light and compact, and in which thebeverage may be completely surrounded by cold or hot treating liquidwhile being displayed to advantage therethrough. I

Other objects of the invention will in part be obviousand in part willappear hereinafter; a i

The invention accordingly comprises the may be quickly and easilyfeatures of construction, combination of ele ments and arrangement ofparts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter setforth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in theclaims.

For a fullerunderstanding of the nature and objects of the inventionreference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a quartered rear elevational I view of one embodiment of thepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the broken line 3-3 of Fig.2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line fr-4: of Fig. 3looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig.4:100ki11gin the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing a slightly modified form ofthe device;

Fig. 7 is a view similar'to Fig. 5, showing another modification; and

tween the Walls.

8 is fragmentalvertical sectional view of a further modification takenalong; a

plane corresponding to the sectional plan of Fi .3.

Tn the drawings, the numeral 10 designates generally the outer casing ofthe device whichis provided with a top 11 and may be mounts ed upon abase 12. Thecasing 10 iscomposed of upper and lower.- sections 13:and ll'which have. heat-insulatingproperties, and, in a preferred form, arecomposed of two sheet metal walls, between which is interposed-aninsulating material 15. .In the bottom sec tion l l,'the insulating.material is also car- .ried across the bottom of the device, as at 15.

Disposed between the sections-13 and 14, and comprising athird sectionof the exters nal casing 10, is a. circumferential,transparent portion16, which is made of gla'ssor the like. The edges of the member 16vare'disposed snugly within the adjacent ends of the members 13 and 14:,which, in turn, are clamped onto the member 16 by suitable clamps ormembers 17. The casing 10 is liquid tight andis adapted to holdatreating llquid, i. e., either a' refrigerant or a heated liquid, arounda beverage-containing compartment, aswill be hereinafter, described. Inorder to prevent leakage of saidtreating l1qu1d, suitable ga'skets'18preferably are disposed between the member 16 and the members 13 andli.,LAlso, if desired, the section" '16 may be double-walled, as shown at.16 in Fig. 8; With this construction,accumulation of moisture on, andclouding of, the'outside surface 1s revented, and improved insula tion1sattamed, dueto the dead air space be- Disposed within the externalcasing 10 is a transparent beverage container 19, which preferably hasa. relatively slender neck-por- I the periphery thereof-so that theportion 23 is disposed concentrically to the-member 16.

It will thus be seen that the space between the .tion 20 and is tightlyclosed by a gasket 21 r and top 22.

' neck and the section 13, may, when the device is used fordispensing'beverages cold,

- be filled with ice and that ice water will soon Also, although itmaybe positioned as'dee arounditheneck'of thebeverage container 19,

' since in this positionit not only effectively and the member23.i r

Theportion of the member 19-which is not fill the annular space betweenwidened is deformed so'as toform an ice pockf 'et 24: anda relativelyflat portion 25 through which the faucet connection 26 may bepassed.

As is obvious, whenice isaplaoed around, th ;neck*20 of the member19aportion' thereof will slidedownwardly into the ice pocket 2%];

- and will .efliciently cool the beverage in the onliiariner 1'9; and inthe} bottom part of the; faucet'connection 26. V l l A faucet 27 isdisposed externally of .the

member 14: and passes therethrough to. con

nect with the anember-26L Although this faucetimaybeof any suitableconstruction, it is preferred that'it'should be constructedsubstantially-in accordance with the device shown i-n my copending;application-{Serial With this construction there is provided anagitating member 28 supported upon a shaft 29 whichis connected. to thefaucet handle 80,

whereby when: the" faucet is opened by turn- I ing-"the handle themember 28 agitates the beverage Such constructionisparticularly-desirablein the case of beverag'es whichcon- I"tain:suspendedlmatter-which tendsto settle I out, whereby a liquid ofuniform consistency may: bedrawn and also aids in maintaining V auniformity ofteinperature inthe beverage. v 'As-isusual in beveragedispensers,-the device is provided with a water drain 31. 'Also,

'asrisshownin Figs. 6 and/7, the beverage container 1 9 may be providedwith a plurality of icingpockets 24c, or it maybe replaced by a throughwhichele'ctric current'may be passed.

sired, sit: is. particularly eifective when positioned within theinsulated section-15 and heats the: beverage, but, if" by chance'thetreating liquid should boil, this action will not obscure the display ofthe beverage." .Fur-

thermore, when, positioned adjacent the neck 20 9f the beveragecontainer or the .--inside wall of the section.l5 of the casing'10, thisele ment-mayI beallowed to remain in the device even ,when'dispensing,cold beverages, and

Will not appreciably interfere with the icing f-thedevice. I Y Y themember 16 Although reference has been made above to i an electricalheating coil-and to ice as a refrig- V erating agent, it will bereadilyunderstood to one skilled in the art that, if'desired, otherheating or refrigerating meanscan'be utilized without departing fromthespirit'of this in-, r vention; for eXample,the, coil-32 may compriseacoil pipe, which, .whenidispensing hot bev.erages,may carry steam orother heat- I p q ing fluid, and when dispensing cold beverages maycarryjacooli'ng medium, such as brineor 'thel keQ in, elther c ase',' aswill be underst,ood',;the coil must be surrounded by a liquid whichcomes-within the generic term treating liquid above referred to.

It" will thus be seen that particularly efii' cient type. of :cooler isprovided: which is so T constructed that it maybe-placed on; counter -Vwith the, faucet and ice water drain extend-.- v

ingsinwardly, whereby anlunobst'ructedlview ofthe contents ofthe mainportion of'the bev} P .7 erageacontainerican be viewed by-the cus-Qtomer at tlie-frontiside ofthe'counterr Itmight alsohere'be pointed outthat, 0w,

'ingtonthe concentric construction: of the,"

transparent memberlfi with-the wall 2311f the, a

beverage container,ithe ice .wa-ter forms'afluniform film of liquidwhichis interposed be- 1 tween the beverage and the customer whereby theappetible appealis .enhanced. Although" the externalcasing:l0'hasbeenshown as havmg an annularcross section, it is tobeunderspiritoftheinvention. 2

' Since'certaln. changes may ments of the invention could be .made without rdeparting from, the scope thereof itl is intended: that all. mattercontained in the above description or shown intheaccompanyinggdrawingsshallbe interpreted as illustraa P tive andjnotinfa limiting sense,

ltis a soit l eu d ood t t b ingclaims are intendedto cover all of-the-'stoodthat any equivalent-configuration may 1 be employed withoutvdepartingfrom; the 7 3 100. e bem de ath s; above construction, anddifferent embodi generioand specificgfeatures of the inven tion;,;hereindescribed andfall statements ofv the scope of the inventionwhich asamatter, i n u ge mights elsa d to f rebe M v be: 2115 Having describedmy invention, what l tween; 1

claim as newanddesire to secure byLetters 'Patentisz,

1. A device of; the r lassdes rib d,"inlud- I ing, in combination, abeverage container :composed of transparent material and an externally dsposed l quid-tight container hav-v mg a circumferential transparentportionin 1 registry withja portion of said beverage container anddisposed substantially parallel to the walls thereof; said beveragecontainer-being relatively free from lighteimpedinggele mentswherebylight may pass freelyand diametrically through the device in the"area j of the circumferentialtransparent portion, 7

2. A device of the class described, comprising in combination aliquid-tight container having upper and lower insulated sections, atransparent section intermediate said insulated sections, a beveragecontainer disposed in said first-mentioned container and having atransparent wall adjacent said transparent section of saidfirst-mentioned container.

l 3. A device of the class described, comprising a liquid-tightcontainer having an insulated and a transparent section a beveragecontainer disposed in said first-mentioned container and having atransparent wall adjacent said transparent section of saidfirst-mentioned container, said transparent portion of said beveragecontainer being disposed substantially parallel to said transparentportion of said first-mentioned container for a considerable portion ofits area, the remainder of its area being'deformed to provide a pocket.

4. A device of the class described, comprising an annular liquid-tightcontainer having upper and lower heat-insulated sections and anintermediate transparent secion, each of said sections forming an.annular band, a beverage container disposed within said first-mentionedcontainer, said beverage container having a transparent portion disposedadjacent to and substantially concentrically with said transparentportion of said first-mentioned container for a considerable portion ofits periphery, and being deformed for the remainder of its periphery toprovide a pocket.

5. A. device of the class described, comprising an annular liquid-tightcontainer having upper and lower heat-insulated sections and anintermediate transparent section, each of said sections forming anannular band, a beverage container disposed within said first-mentionedcontainer, said beverage container having a transparent portion disposedadjacent to and substantially concentrically with said transparentportion of said first-1nentioned container r'or a considerable portionof its periphery, and being deformed for the remainder of its peripheryto provide a pocket, the upper part of said beverage container having arelatively small neck-portion whereby a considerable space is providedbetween this portion and the first mentioned container.

6. A device of the class described, comprising an annular liquid-tightcontainer having upper and lower heat-insulated sections and anintermediate transparent section, each of said sections forming anannular band, a beverage container disposed with in said first-mentionedcontainer, said beverage container having a transparent portion disposedadjacent to and substantially concentrically with said transparentportion of said first-mentioned container for a considerable'portionofits periphery,'and being deformed for the remainder ofitsperiphery toprovide a refrigerant pocket, the-upper: part of said beveragecontainer'having'a rel ativel'ysmall neck-portion whereby a conesiderable space'is provided between this portion and the first-mentionedcontainer, said neck-portion being provided with a .close fit ting 1 Adevice of the class described,-com-- in said first-mentioned container,said beverage contalner having atransparent portion disposed adjacent toand substantially con centrically with saidtransparent portion of saidfirst-mentioned container for'a'considerable portion of its "periphery,and compris'-- ing a plurality of deformed portions forming pockets.

'8. A device' 'of the class described, comprising an annularliquid-tightcontainer having upper and lower heat-insulated-"sectionsand an intermediate transparent section, each of said sections formingan annu lar band, a plurality of beverage, containers, each of saidbeverage containers having a transparent portion disposed adj acenttoand substantially concentrically for a'considerable portion of itsperiphery with a por-,

tion of said transparent portion of said firstmentioned container, andeach having a deformed portion forming a plurality of pockets.

9. A device of the class described, comprising an annular liquid-tightcontainer having upper and lower heat-insulated sections and anintermediate transparent section, each of saidsections forming anannular band, means for releasably retaining said sections of saidfirst-mentioned container in assembled position, a plurality of beveragecontainers, each of said beverage containers having a transparentportion disposed adjacent to and substantially concentrically for aconsiderable portion of its periphery with a portion of said transparentportion of said first-mentioned container, and each having a deformedportion forming a plurality of pockets.

10. A device of the class described, comrising, in combination, abeverage container iaving a curved transparent portion and anexternally-disposed curved liquid-tight container having a portion inregistry with said first-mentioned transparent portion and disposedsubstantially concentrically therewith,

said second-mentioned portion being transparent and composed of spacedwalls.

11. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, abeverage container having a curved transparent portion and an o a oiaernssyf externallydisposed-o curved liquid-tight'gcon tainer: having aportion in registry with, said first-mentioned transparent portion'anddisposed. substantially concentrically therewith Ivsaidsecondsmenti'oned portion comprising spaced transparentWall-members having an v air space-.therebetween.

v -12.1.A device of the class descriloed, inclnding; :in combination, abeverage container,

7 haninga :c'urvedftransparent portion, an externallyedisposed curvedliquid-tight con-w tai'nerj, having a transparent portion in- .reg istrywith said first-mentioned transparent 1 portion and disposedsubstantially parallel r 5; thereto,--and a temperature-controllingjooildisposed between'said containers.

-13. A deovic e of/ the class described,vcom--. prising Ian'annularliquidrtightcontainer having an upper heateinsulated section andmyaotransparent section" positioned beloW=the same, eachof saidsectionsforming an annu larband,;abeVerage-container disposed Withinsaidf'first mentioned container, :sai d" beveragecontainer havinglatransparent porto provide a pocket; 7

tion disposed adjacent to {and substantially concentrically with saidtransparent portion of said first mentioned container for a'considerableportion of its periphery, and being v deformed'for the remainder of itsperiphery I "In testimony whereof I'afli'x iny'signatnrd i WILLIAM vA.SCHATZ. Y o

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